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Celebrities are under constant pressure to look amazing. After all, they are always in the news and gossip sections of magazines and their pictures are always splashed across the media. They are always hunted by the paparazzi and their actions and appearance is constantly being dissected and discussed not only by the media but also by their fans and their haters.

As such, celebrities often feel like they must look a certain way, especially in Hollywood where your appearance could make you or break you. Thus, celebrities, and often female celebrities at that, are constantly dieting, exercising, buying luxurious clothes and hiring professional make-up artists.

However, some celebrities don’t just stop with exercise, diet, clothes and make-up. They also want tan skin. And if they can’t or don’t want to sunbathe or use tanning beds, they use a spray tan instead. Unfortunately, this almost always makes them look orange and worse off than before.

Below we have compiled a list of 15 celebrities who should stay away from spray tan. Some of them have tried spray tan and realized they looked ridiculous – we haven’t seen them use it again and we truly hope they won’t fall prey to it in the future. However, most celebrities have tried spray tan and realized that they love it, much to our dismay.

Lindsay Lohan

The troubled actress Lindsay Lohan loves spray tan. Unfortunately, it never looks very good on her which has resulted in her being criticized almost every single time she wears it. She doesn’t seem to get the hint however and continues wearing it nonetheless. She has after all once said that “a gorgeous golden glow is the ultimate beauty accessory."

In fact, Lohan loves spray tan so much that in 2009 she actually created her own fake tan called Sevin Nyne, which, apparently, is not bad. That same year Lohan was sued by a Florida chemist, Jennifer Sunday, who claimed that the actress stole the formula of the spray from her! The lawsuit however was dismissed. So not only does she not look good in it, but she can't even manage to make her own.

Megan Fox

The beautiful actress Megan Fox is another celebrity that loves spray tan, even though she insists that she prefers sun beds instead. For example, when Megan was shooting on the set of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, she apparently had her assistant call Sunset Tan to bring a bronzing bed on to the set.

However, Sunset Tan didn’t have bronzing beds and thus offered a customized spray tan instead, an offer the actress supposedly declined. However, countless of pictures of Megan Fox prove that the actress does actually like spray tan, which is a pity, since it doesn’t look very good on her. Just compare the two photos above: doesn’t Fox look so much better without spray tan?

Lea Michelle

Glee actress Lea Michelle recently decided to try and be healthier which includes avoiding tanning in the sun as well as skipping tanning beds. The alternative to sun and tanning beds? Spray tan of course!

However, looking at photographs of the normally stunning actress it becomes obvious that spray tan doesn’t suit her at all. Instead of looking naturally tan she simply looks orange, a look that certainly does not suit her.

In addition, Michelle has admitted that spray tanning is not as simple as she thought it would be and it is certainly not foolproof. Indeed, she confessed that a disaster occurred when her dog had a terrible accident over her legs that had been sprayed with spray tan – “Because I didn’t wipe off the spray tan yet, it left pee streaks all over my legs. For days I had these zebra striped pee marks on my legs!”

Tara Reid

The actress Tara Reid is another Hollywood celebrity that loves spray tan. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look any better on her than it does on the previously mentioned celebrities. Indeed, whenever Reid chooses to wear spray tan she ends up looking orange, certainly not a good look for her or anyone else. It's really unfortunate, because it just makes her look almost sick, in a strange sort of way, or older, rather. Ugh, maybe just put the bottle of spray tan in the closet and never look at it again Reid.

Since Reid is naturally very pale she looks rather odd with a fake tan. She does however try to tan naturally whenever possible and has said – “I know there are problems with my stomach. There are bumps on it, it's uneven, but it's not that bad. I like a tanned stomach so that's why I'm going to keep wearing a bikini. It's my choice."

Demi Lovato

Demi Lovato also uses spray tan from time to time which results in her looking rather orange. There’s no denying that the singer looks far better with her natural fair skin but we can understand the pressure to have a sun-kissed body. But we do give her more of a free pass, because we know she struggles with self esteem issues, so if she thinks she looks good, that matters more than anything else.

Still, Lovato has said that she tries to avoid using spray tan and that she only resorts to it when she has special events that she needs to attend – “I get spray tans in the summer when I'm on tour or have red carpet things where I need color really fast. But I don't like spray tans because when I work out, it gets white around the sports bra area when I sweat. And it gets streaky. It's just not cute.” We’re glad she knows that.

Victoria Beckham

The businesswoman, fashion designer and model Victoria Beckham is a stunning woman who never fails to impress us with her fashion choices. And she has come a long way to where she is now – she was not always the beauty expert she is today and has in the past made some questionable choices.

Back in the day Beckham loved spray tan and wore it almost every single day. She has however realized that fake tan is not a good look and tends to avoid it nowadays. Beckham has said – “Turning orange is definitely a look from my past [...]. Being overly tanned is very ageing and, dare I say it, a bit footballer's wife. Embrace your natural color!" We certainly hope she sticks to that.

Kylie Jenner

The reality TV star, model and entrepreneur Kylie Jenner usually looks amazing. She owns her own makeup brand after all and is the inspiration for many teenagers and young women worldwide. However, Jenner is not exempt from making beauty mistakes either.

Last year for example Jenner overdid it with spray tan before going out for dinner with her friend Jordyn Woods and her sister Kendall Jenner. The paparazzi snapped a few photos which quickly made headlines. In the photos, Jenner’s bronzed face is contrasting heavily with her pale hands. In addition, residue of spray tan could be seen on her arm. We don't think that's a look we'll be copying! So much for being the idol of young girls everywhere, even they know that this is definitely not a look that anyone should copy. People tend to want their bodies one color, thank you very much.

Donatella Versace

Donatella’s signature look consists of her platinum blonde hair, plump lips and of course, her fake tan. Indeed, if you think of Donatella Versace we bet that the first thing that will pop into your head will be her spray tan.

Versace maintains her fake tan all year round so much so that we have never even seen her sporting her natural skin color. And it’s not like she started using spray tan recently – she has always been its avid user, even back in the 90's.

Versace admits that it takes time to maintain her rather fake look – “I’m not like this genetically. I use tonnes of cream and take care of my hair and skin.” She may be taking care of her hair and skin but sometimes there’s no harm in staying natural, especially when it comes to spray tan.

Jessica Simpson

Jessica Simpson is a beautiful woman who certainly knows how to take care of herself and her looks. However, it doesn’t seem like she knows how to take care of her skin. While spray tans may not be as harmful as tanning in the sun or using sun beds, that doesn’t mean that they should be used as a substitute.

After all, if a tan is fake, it’s going to look... well, fake. Take the photo of Jessica Simpson above for example. The beautiful singer certainly doesn’t look good there – she looks far too orange. She also looks like a deer caught in headlights, so we're kind of wondering whether or not she actually knows she looks bad. Honestly, we're not sure if we would ever be able to handle going out in public with our skin the wrong shade. Orange is not a skin tone.

Bradley Cooper

It’s not just women who fall prey to spray tans! Countless of male A-listers have also been seduced by the possibility of having an effortless, sun-kissed look. Take the actor Bradley Cooper for example. Cooper is an incredibly handsome man but he too sometimes feels like he needs to enhance his appearance with a tan.

Being the busy man that he is, Cooper doesn’t always have time to sunbathe in the sun or indeed even use a sun bed. Thus, he goes down the spray tan route which leaves him looking rather orange! We do hope that Cooper sees himself in the tabloids and realizes that the orange look he sometimes sports is not at all attractive. It is truly unfortunate considering the fact that he is one of Hollywood's most attractive men, so why ruin that with an unfortunate and obvious tan?

Coco Austin

The actress, dancer and model Coco Austin is another celebrity that just can’t live without  spray tan! We wish that she could however for her fake tan doesn’t look great on her at all, even if she thinks otherwise.

Coco Austin has said – “I am also a very, very big tanner, and I know that's awful for the skin. I've been tanning since I was 15. The thing is, I kind of have to keep golden/bronze skin because I am a swimsuit model. So if someone calls me in the dead of winter, I still have to look like I've been on the beach. I tan once a week, and I Mystic [spray tan] once a week—I call it a cocktail.”

Charlize Theron

There’s no denying that the South African and American actress and producer Charlize Theron is a beautiful woman. Just like many other Hollywood celebrities Theron is known for her beautiful pale skin. And unfortunately, just like many other females before her, she too has fallen and become a victim to spray tan.

Theron has been spotted sporting spray tan on numerous occasions the most notable one being the 76th Annual Academy Awards Ceremony. Her orange glow was criticized by many and indeed some even said that the actress was sporting a “classic muppet look”.

Theron must have taken these criticisms to heart because she hasn’t worn spray tan in public since then and we truly hope that she doesn’t in the future! But really, why would she even bother considering the fact that she looks so much better without it? She's a natural beauty! Why cover it up?

Snooki

The TV personality Snooki also loves spray tan even though she looks so much better without it. Apparently, Snooki used to go to the tanning salon but then realized that doing so was the fastest way of getting cancer and thus switched to spray tan instead.

While she was skeptical about spray tan at first, it didn’t take her long to fall in love with it– “I just heard about Sunlove not too long ago and then I tried it out. It doesn't leave your face greasy, and there's no bad smell to it like other spray tans. I never used spray tanners until this one because I usually just went tanning. But you know after the taxing, you don't want to deal with that, and friggin' cancer—so this is a great product to replace all the bad stuff of tanning."

Brooke Hogan

The TV actress Brooke Hogan is another celebrity that tries to combat her fair skin by using spray tan. Of course, most of the time the fake tan she uses makes her look worse than before. After all, orange doesn’t look good on anyone, at least not when it comes to your face and body.

Still, despite the heavy criticism that the actress receives when it comes to her fake tan, she continues spray tanning as much as before. Still, we haven’t lost hope that Hogan will one day realize that she looks much, much better with her natural skin color. The worst part of it, is that like the photo above, you can clearly tell that she is covered in fake tan. That is definitely not a natural color! The sun does not give you an off orange color!

Christina Aguilera

The singer Christina Aguilera is another celebrity that loves spray tan. She uses it all the time and at times looks absolutely awful. For some reason, instead of looking tan Aguilera almost always looks orange after using spray tan - definitely not a good look.

However, Aguilera learned her lesson the hard way in 2012 when she was performing at Etta James’s funeral. The singer obviously overdid it with the fake tan because as she was performing her spray tan started running down her legs.

A source close to the singer later said – “Christina payed tribute to her idol, a legend and she was nervous and thus sweat on her leg caused a spray tan to streak.” That is definitely not a good way to say goodbye to someone you respect, but hopefully it teaches a very important lesson on what to do and what not to do the day before a big event.